[♪♪] >> GE APPLIANCES IS KENTUCKY.

>> Renee: GENERAL ELECTRIC'S KENTUCKY OPERATION IS ABOUT TO GET EVEN BIGGER.

>> I THINK EVERYBODY IS SUPER PROUD THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS WILL BE BUILT IN OUR COMMUNITY.

>> Renee: CONSTRUCTION IS UNDERWAY ON A SCHOOL UNLIKE ANY YOU'VE EVER SEEN BEFORE.

>> IF YOU'VE ENJOYED MILK OR ICE CREAM ACROSS KENTUCKY CHANCES ARE IT CAME FROM HERE.

WE WILL TAKE YOU TO THE BLEB FAMILY OWNED FARM THAT IS A TOURIST ATTRACTION IN BOWLING GREEN.

>> PRODUCTION OF "KENTUCKY EDITION" IS MADE POSSIBLE IN PART BY THE KET MILLENNIUM FUND.

[♪♪] >> Renee: GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO "KENTUCKY EDITION" FOR THIS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST THE 13TH, I'M RENEE SHAW THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

"KENTUCKY EDITION" IS ON THE ROAD AGAIN THIS SUMMER.

THIS TIME IN BOWLING GREEN.

HOME OF WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY.

TODAY WE'RE INSIDE THE WKU STORE DURING A BUSY TIME OF YEAR AS STUDENTS ARE PREPARING FOR THE FALL SEMESTER WHICH BEGINS MONDAY.

WE'LL LEARN ABOUT A PUBLIC SCHOOL PROJECT THAT IS WORKING TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE AND WE'LL TAKE YOU TO AN AREA DAIRY FARM THAT IS BANKING ITS FUTURE ON AGRITOURISM.

BUT FIRST, KENTUCKY GOVERNOR ANDY BESHEAR IS ADDRESSING A REPORT OF ALLEGED FRAUD IN KENTUCKY'S DRIVER'S LICENSING SYSTEM.

YESTERDAY, WE TOLD YOU ABOUT A WDRB NEWS REPORT THAT SAID UNDOCUMENTEDMY GRANTS WERE ILLEGALLY BEING SOLD DRIVER'S LICENSES THE REPORT WAS BASED ON A LAWSUIT BY A FORMER CLERK AT A BRANCH IN LOUISVILLE WHO SAYS SHE WAS FIRED WHEN SHE ALERTED THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET ABOUT THE ALLEGED FRAUD.

TODAY GOVERNOR BESHEAR SAID EMPLOYEES INVOLVED IN THE ALLEGED SCHEME HAVE BEEN FIRED AND THAT THE INVESTIGATION REMAINS ONGOING.

>> Gov.

Andy Beshear: SO THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET REGULARLY REVIEWS CREDENTIAL APPLICATIONS AND DURING ONE OF THEIR REVIEWS THEY IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF IRREGULARITIES AND THEY HAVE REVOKED 1985 CREDENTIALS.

TO OUR KNOWLEDGE ALL EMPLOYEES INVOLVED HAVE BEEN HIRED THROUGH A TEMP AGENCY AND HAVE BEEN TERMINATED.

KYTC CONTACTED LAW ENFORCEMENT WHO ARE ENGAGED IN A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND IT INCLUDES MULTIPLE OFFICES THAT ARE BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL.

THE REVOKED CREDENTIALS WOULD NOT WORK AT AN AIRPORT AND WOULD BE FLAGGED IF PULLED OVER AT A TRAFFIC STOP.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO GETTING ALL OF THE FACTS AND HOLDING ANYBODY WHO VIOLATED THE LAW ACCOUNTABLE.

>> Renee: A NUMBER OF REPUBLICAN STATE LAWMAKERS HAVE CALLED FOR AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ALLEGED FRAUD.

STATE SENATOR JIMMY HIGDON CHAIR OF THE SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE SAID THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WILL QUOTE TAKE EVERY ACTION WITHIN OUR AUTHORITY TO CORRECT THIS WRONG AND ENSURE IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN, END QUOTE.

THE GOVERNOR WAS ON HAND TODAY IN LOUISVILLE AS GENERAL ELECTRIC ANNOUNCED $3 BILLION IN INVESTMENTS ACROSS THE U.S. THAT INCLUDES $490 MILLION ALREADY ANNOUNCED FOR THE APPLIANCE PARK IN LOUISVILLE.

IT IS A PROJECT THAT WILL MEAN 800 NEW JOBS AS GE OVERHAULS THE FRONT LOAD WASHER PRODUCTION LINES.

KENTUCKY HOUSE SPEAKER DAVID OSBORNE SPOKE AND HE SAYS THIS WASN'T A DAY FOR POLITICIANS.

>> WE ARE KEENLY AWARE THAT IT'S GE, THE INVESTMENTS THAT GE IS MAKING AND THE HARD-WORKING MEN AND WOMEN THAT WORK HERE THAT MAKE TODAY'S ANNOUNCEMENT POSSIBLE.

WE'RE POLITICIANS WE LOVE TO SHOW UP TO CUT RIB DONS AND MAKE ANNOUNCEMENTS BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY WE KNOW THAT IT'S PRIVATE INDUSTRY THAT IS INVESTING CAPITAL, PRIVATE INDUSTRY THAT IS TAKING RISK AND PRIVATE INDUSTRY THAT IS CREATING JOBS AND CREATING WEALTH.

AND MY VERY HOPE EVERYDAY WHEN WE LOOK THROUGH THE POLICY LENS AND MY PLEDGE TO THE FOLKS AT GE, MY PLEDGE TO EVERY COMPANY LOOKING AT INVESTING IN KENTUCKY, IS THAT OUR HOPE IS THAT THE BEST POLICIES WE WILL MAKE IS TO GET THE OUT OF THE WAY FOR YOU ALL TO DO WHAT YOU DO BEST.

>> Renee: LOUISVILLE'S APPLIANCE PARK IS GE'S BIGGEST MANUFACTURING OPERATION WITH MORE THAN 6 MILLION SQUARE FEET FOR MAKING WASHERS, DRYERS, DISHWASHERS AND REFRIGERATORS.

>> KENTUCKY IS ROLLING OUT A NEW WAY TO ENFORCE SPEED LIMITS STARTING THIS SUMMER, THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CABINET WILL PLACE CAMERAS IN HIGHWAY WORK ZONES.

THE CAMERAS ARE PART OF NEW LEGISLATION PASSED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIS YEAR.

HOUSE BILL 664 IS KNOWN AS THE JARED LEE HELTON ACT IN HONOR OF A MAGOFFIN COUNTY MAN KILLED WHILE WORKING IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE.

OFFICIALS DISCUSSED THE NEED FOR THE PROGRAM AND EXPLAINED MORE ABOUT HOW IT WILL WORK.

>> THE NUMBER ONE GOAL OF OUR CABINET IS SAFETY.

PUBLIC SAFETY.

EMPLOYEE SAFETY.

WE BELIEVE THAT THOSE TWO GO HAND IN GLOVE.

WHEN WE CARE FOR OUR EMPLOYEES AND WHEN WE ARE MAKING SURE WE ARE DOING ALL WE CAN FOR OUR EMPLOYEES' SAFETY WE WILL DO A BETTER JOB OF PUBLIC SAFETY AS WELL, THE TRAVELING PUBLIC SAFETY.

AND FOR THOSE REASONS, WE BELIEVE THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT INITIATIVE.

>> THESE TRAILERS ARE EQUIPPED WITH RADAR AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT THAT WILL DOCUMENT SPEED VIOLATORS.

THAT DATA IS THEN TRANSMITTED TO OFFICER THAT IS WORKING IN THE WORK ZONE.

SOHEY WILL BE ABL TO SEE THAT IN THERE REALTIME AND THEY WILL BE ABLEO TAKE THE NECESSARY ENFORCEMENT ACTION TOLOW THE PUBLIC DOWN TO ENSURE THE SAFET OF PERSONS WORKI AND DRIVI >> Renee: OFFICIALS Y WORK ZONES WITH CAMERAS WILL HAVE WARNING SIGNS TO ALERT DRIVERS THAT THEY ARE BNG USE DRIVERCAUGHT SPEEDG WILL BE ISSUED A $500INE.

[♪♪] >> I'M LRA ROGERS CHECKING IN PUBLIC RADIO.TON OFATIONAL WE'LL BEGIN WIT THE KENTUCKY TRANSPORTATION CINET.

PAVING COMPANIES THIS WAS AN ARTICLE DING INTO THIS.

TELL US MORE.

>> YES, ACCORDI TO THE SRY FROM KENTUY PUBLIC RADIO IN E FIRST HALF OF THIS YEA THE TRANSPORTATIABINET ARDED $150 MILLI WORTH OF THESE ROAD PAVING CONTRACTSO ONLY ONE COMPANY.

AT LEA ONE COMPANY BID ON TH.

NOT THE SE COMPANY BUT SIX DIFFERENCOMPANIES AND ABOUT 0 MILLION DOLLARS WORTH LAST YEAR.

THE ATE'S ON TRACK TO AWARD THAT RATE GOING FOR THE SECONDT HALF OF TS YEAR.

NORMALLY GERNMENT CONTRACTING SUPPOSED TO BE COMPETITIVE WHERE THERE MOREHAN ONE COMPANYIDDINGO IDEALLY DVE THPRICE DOWN FOR TAXPAYE DOLLARS.

BUT IN THESE CASES WN THERE'S ONE THERE IS NOT THAT COETITION AND THE STATE W PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE SERVICES THEN IF THE HADEEN MORE TAN ONE BIDDER.

THIS IS A LONG TRADITIONN KENTUCKY ITS A BIPARTISAN TRADITION.

THIS CSERVATIVE ADVOCACY GROUP CALLED THE KENTUCK FORUM FOR OVERPAYING TO THE TUN OFENSN OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS A YEA THIS IS PART OF THE IUE A LOT OF THE CTRACTS ARE BID O IN DIFFERENT COUNTIES.

THERE IS A LOT OF CMON OWNERSHIP BEEEN THE COMPANIES THAT BID O THEM AND THEY DON'T ALWAYS LOOK THE SAME THEY HAVE SILAR NAMES.

BUT THEY ARE NOT THE EXACT SAME COMPY.

PART OF THI CAN HAPPEN BECAUSE KENTUCKY THAT THE PROJECTSND UP BEINGMALLER.

IT'S MORE DIFFICULTOR OTHER CONTRACTS TO GET INTO TH GAME HERE.

THERANSPORTATION CABINET ISN'T THEIR FAULT IF ONE COMPANY IS BIDDING ON THE PROJECTS.

BECAUSE AT THAT POINT ONCE THE PROJT IS CATED THE CHOICES VING FORWARD WITH TT PROJECT OR NOT HAPPENING AND THAT I SOMEING PEOPLE CARE ABO IS THEIR POTHES GETTING FIXED A NEW ROAD COMING IN.

AND AGAIN,HIS IS JUST A LONG TRADITION HOWENTUCKY HAS DONE BUSINESS.

BUT SOME INTERESTING LOOKT THE NUMBERS HERE.

IT IS.

AND HOW MUCHT DOE COST TAXPAYER WE ALL USE A DRIVE O THE ROS EVERYDAY.

AND ANOTHER STORY THAT'S GTEN ATTENTION HERE, THIS CONCERNS LOBBYISTS, ADVOCACY GROUPS PEOPLE THAT WANT TO GET FACE ME WHEN THE STA LEGISLATORS AND THIS SEEMINGLY WK AROUND MAE THEY FOUND NOT BUYING THE GIFTS PER SE BUT ANOTHER WAY TO TREAT THEM?

>> YES FASCINATING LOOKT HOW THIS STORY LOBBYISTS CURRY INFLUENCE IN FRANKFT BUT PROVIDING FREE LUNCHES BY HOSTING EVENTS F LAWMAKERS AND EECIALLY DURING THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION THIS HAPPS EVERYDAY.

LUHES ANDINNERS FOR WMAKERS WHICH THEY REALY WA TO GET, BECAUSE IT WIL AND THEY CAN POCKET MORE PERUNCH DEYES, MA'AM.

THNUMBER THE NUMBER OF THESE LUNCHEONS INCREASEOVER THE YEARS AND THE COST O THEM INEASED A LOT.

THE PRICE TAG WAS $484,000 LAST YEAR.

WHEN IT COSTS $186,000 FOR SOME OF THE REASON IS INFLATI THINGS COSTORE NOW.

AND ALSO T NUMBER O LOBBYIS HOSTING THESE INCREASED.

AND WHA THIS STORY IS SUGGESTINGHAT SOME PEOPLE ARE SUGGESTING IS THA IT'S BECAUSE THE INFLUENCE THE LEGISLATURE HAS GROWN ER THE YEARS, ESPECIALLY AS REPUBLICANS HAVE N CONTROL OF THE LEGISLARE AND GAINED THISUPERAJORITY STATUS.

10 LAWMAKERS.RITY PLUS ANOTHER SO REALLYT THIS POI IN STATE GOVERNMENT, THEEGISLATURE IS DRIVINTHE BUS.

KENTUCKY HAS A LONG HISTORY OF HAVING POWERFUOVERNORS BUT TH IS WHENHE LEGISLATUREAS BEEN SPLIT OR AT LEAST THE MINORI PARTY HASOME INFLNCE ON WHAT IS GOING ON.

IT'S HARDERO JUS LIKE EASILY MOVE THIS THROUGH THE LESLATURE BUT EAS TO DO THAT NOW.

SO LOBBYISTS ARE SEEING THIS AS ANPPORTUNITY TO GET WHAT THEY WANT DONE IN THE LEGISLATURE AND THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM HOW THINGS WORK 10 YEARS AGOHEN FRANORT WAS STILL RLING FROM THE MASSIVE BRIBERY SNDAL IN THE EARLY 90s THAS WHEN A T OF LAWMAKERS WERE ARRESTED AND TAKEN OFF OF TH HOUSE FLOO A LOT OF ETHIC RUL WERE PUT TOO ACE AFTER THAT.

AFTERND AFFECTS TSE EVENTS OR AFFECTING GIFTS BEING GIVEN TOAWMAKERS.

T THE RULES HAVE GOT MORE LAX OV THE YEARS AND LOBBYISTSND LAWMAKS FOUND OTHER WAYS TO WORK AROUND ITND THAT IS WHAT THE STORY SHOWS.

>>ND MOVING TO GOVERNOANDY BESHEAR WHOAST WEEK WE WER TALKING ABOUT POLITICAL ACTION COMMTEE IN THIS TOGETHER AND LOING AT THE NUMBERS AND WE HAVE A FRESHOOK AT THE NUMBERS TODAY.

>> MORE NUMBERS ROLLE IN SHOWING HE RAISED MORE MONEY THAN WE THOUGHT.

HE RAISED $1.4 MILLIONHIS YEAR.

ACCOING TO THE KTUCKY LANTERN, THE LARGEST CONTRIBUONS CAME FROM OUT OF STE DEVELOPERS WHO FOCUS ON AFFOABLE HOUSING PROJECTS.

BUT A LOT O DIFFERE PEOPLE URING TENS OF MILLIONS OF LLARS INDIVIDUALS PRING TENS OF MILLION OF DOLLARS INTO THE ORGANIZATIONS.ME OF THE ASOU MENTION LAST WEEK, WHERE TH MONEY IS GNG AT THIS POINT, THE AREN'T NOT A LOT OF PLACES BUTE PUT MONEY INTO THE WISCONSINUPREME COURT RACE THAT IS SUPPOD TO BE NONPARTISA BUTREW IN PTISAN MONEY INCLUDINGLON MUSK AND THIS ENDED UP WINNING T PAC SUPPORTE EED UP WINNING A PAC AT SUPPORTS KATIE HOBBS ANHER DEMOCRATIC GOVERNOR WITH THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OFESHEAR YING TO BUILD THIS WAR CHEST PROFILE AND SUPPORT SOMOF THE CANDIDATES IN EFFORTS HE IS SUPPORTI OF AND TRY TO BUILD THE NDRAISING NETWORK AHEAD OF A POSSIBLE 2028 PRESIDENTIA RUN.

>> RYLAND BARN WE APPREATE YOUR TIME.

>> THANKS, LAURA.

[♪♪] >>enee: AS STUDENTS HEAD BA TO SCHOOL, WE'RE ALREADY LOONG AHEAD TO NTUGUST, WHEN A NEW OPPORTUNIT OPENS HERE IN WARRE COTY.

IT'S CALD THE IMPACT CENR AND LEADERS SAY IT WILL GO BEYOND THE CONVENTIONAL CLASSROOM.

OUR URA ROGERS LEARNS MORE ABOUT ITS CURRICULUMND REAL WOD APPROAC TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE FUTE AS WE GO ON THE ROAD.

[♪♪] >>VERYONE IS EXCITED BECAU ONE IT'S RIGHT ON THE INTERSTATE EVERYBODY IS LIKEHAT IS THAT COOL BUILDING?

>> THA WILL BE T IMPACT CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION A NEW VENTURE FOR WARREN CNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPENG IN AUGUS 2026.

>> WE'RE FUSED ON AUTHENTIC LEARNI GETTING KIDS OUT IO THE COMMUNITY ANDORK BASED EXPERIENCEAND BRING THE FACILITY.

HERE INTO OUR >> T CENTER WILL OFF FIV ACADEMIES ANNKA REAR PATAYS NEARLY A OF THEM BASED O WORKFORCE PRECTIONS.

>> KIDS WITH PARTICIPATE INTHINL INTELLIGENCE, AERONAUTICSRONE AND PILO PATHWAYS.

ECISION MACHINING, AUTOMATN ROBOTICS >> THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLENCE PATHWAY WILL BE THE FIRST-OF-ITS-KD IN KENTUCKY AND BEING DEVELED WITHNPUT ANDUPPORT FROM IBM AND M.I.T.

>> REALLY TRYING TO BE FORWA THINKING ACROSS ALL OF OUR TOP SECTORS AND CREATE A AN AMANG >> IT IS A PARERSHIP BETWEEN THSCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE BOWLING GREEN AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WHRANKLY COVEY.

>> THE ORGIZATION HAS HAD WHAT THEY CL PROJECT 100.

THEY WANTED TO PARTNER TOUILD A SCHOOL THAT 1,000 OTHER SCHOOLS WOULD WANT.

>> SHE SAYS A GLOBAL AMBASSADOR R THE LEADER IN AND ME MEL SET ON QUEST WHERE THAT SCHOOL SHLD BE LOCED.

>> SHE SAID IT NEEDED TO BE IN WLING GREEN, KENTUCKY, THE ONLY PLACE WITH THE RELATNSHIP WITH THE BUSINESS CMUNITY EXISTED.

INSTRUCTION AND UIMATELY THE OPPORTUNITY TO SOL REAL WOR PROBLEMS.

>> THINK ABOUT THEELEVANCE THAT IT INTERJECT IN THAT LEARNING PROCESS.

INSTD OF SITTING IN ALASS WONDERING WHYM I LRNING THIS?

YOGET THATPPLICATION THIS IS IS HOW I'M GOING TO USE IT.

THIS >> WHEN THE SCHL OPENS NEXT YEAR PLANS ARE TO WELCOME A OUSAND STUDENTS IN GRADES-10 AND 600 JUNIORS AND SENIORS BASED ON A LTERY AND MIT BASED PRESS.

>> THAT WL GIV US 1600 UDENTS.

BUT WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY KID HAS THE ABITY TO COME WHETHER THAT I SUMMER PROGRAMMING BEFORE SCHOOL PROGRAMMING.

WE ARE DEDICATED TO MAKG SURE KIDS WANT TO TE PART IN OUR PROGRAMMING HAVE A CHAE.

STUDENTS CAN APPLYOR ENROLLMENT INID-SEPTEMBER.

FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M LAURA ROGERS.

>> Renee: THANK YOU, LRA.

STUDENTSILL ALSO BEBLE TO EA COLLEGE CREDIT ANDN SOCIATES DEGREE ALONG WITH ADERSHIP CREDENTIALS AND CERTIFICATES.

>>> WESTERN KENTUCKYNIVERSITY HAS NEW AITION TO CAMPUS A BRAND NEW BUILDING FOR THE GORDON FORD COLLEGE OF BUSINESS.

THE PRECT COST AROUND $100 MILLION.

WITH 75 MILLION COMING FROMHE KENTUCKY GENERAL AEMBLY.

SPACE AND TALD WITH THEE NEW UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT ABOUT HOW THEY ARE MEETING T BUSESS DEMANDS OWLING GREEN.

>> IT HAS BEEN A LONGTIME COMING.

>> A LONGTIME COMING BUT WORTH THE WAIT.

FOR WESTERN KENTUCK UNIVERSITY TO UNVEIL ITS NEW HOME FORHE GORDON FORD COLLEGE BUSINESS.

WKU PRESIDE Dr. TOTHY CANI EXPLAINED WHY NOW WAS THE ME FOR THEEW BUILDING.

>>OR 20 YEARS WKU HAS TALKING ABOUT A NEW HOME FOR GORN FORD REALITY.EEDE TOAKE THAT A TO BE HONESORDON FORD IS OUR >>HIS COMINGALL WE WILL HAVE THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF STUDENTS HISTORY.LEGE OF BUSESS IN AT W. >> TO SERVEHE STUDENT EQUIPPED WITH SCES TO BNGG IS THCORPORATE WORLD TO CAMPUS.

>> WE HAVE A SALES LABORORY, WHERE THEY GET TO PCTICE SEING THAT GETS CAUGHT O VIDEO.

WE HAVE A WONDERFUL TRADINGAB WHERE THEY CAN TRADE STOCK AND BONDS AND A REAL-LIFE TICKER THAT SHOWS THEM HOW THE MARKET IS MOVIN AT ANY MOMEN >> ANOTHER ELEMENT IS ONE-STOP STUDENT SUCCESS CENTER.

WHERE RESOURCES ARE IN ONE PLA RATHER THAN SCATTER THROUGHOUT THE BLDING.

>> FROM ACADEMIC ADVISING T TUTORING, OUR CENTEROR FINANCIAL SUCCESS IS TRE AS CLOTHES CLOSET OUR STUDENTS CAN GET ACCE TO THE RESOURCES THEY NEED IN ONE SPOT.

>> SOME UPPER CLA MEN LIKE JAMIE SMIT WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FINISH OUTHEIR COLLEGE CAREER IN THE NEW STRUCTURE.

SMITHAID HE REMEMRS SEEG COTRUCTION TAKE PLACE DURING HIS SOPHOMORE YEAR.

NOW, AS A SENIOR, HE DESIBED WHAT IT'S LIKE TO SET FOOT IN TH NEWUILDING.

>> IT'S SCIAL.

A LOT OF THE PEOE IN MY CLASS WE WERE HOPING THAT WE WOULD GET TO SEE THIS SPA WHEN ANNOUNCED D I WILLPEND THREE SEMESTERS HERE.

>> HE IS AN AOUNTING STUDENT IN T COLLEGE OFUSINESS AND WORKS IN T DEAN'S OFFICE WHICH HAS GIVEN HIM A LOOK AT T ENTIRE PROCESS >> I'VE BEEN HERE HELPINGOVE .

I'VE SN THELANNING PROCE OVER THE LAST COUPLEEARS THE OUGHT THAT HAS GONE INTO THE PLACE.

>> MUCH THOUG WENT INTO THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING.

E EXPLAINED H THEY WANTE TO INTAIN WKU SIGTURE ARCHITECTURE STYLE WHILE PUTNG >> W WOULD LOVE TO HAVENTERIOR.

COLLEGIATE GEORGIANN THE OUIDE SO IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ALWAYS BEEN HE AND PART OF WKU.

INSIDE WE WTED IT TO FEEL LIKE AN APPLE STO.

WE WANTED T BE MODER AND FEEL LI THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY W SERVE.

>> WHAT IS THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY WKU SERVES?

PRESIDENT TIMOY CABONI SAYS IT AND HEADS SOUTH.WLING GREEN WE'RE ABLE TO DO IS CREATE THE STUDENTS AND THEORK FORCE THAT WE NEED HERE IN THE REGION AND ALSODDRESS THEEEDS SOUTH OF US IN NASHVILLE.

>> WHILE THE BUILDING HAS ALL THE TOOLS THEY NEED, THE DEAN SAYS IT'S TIM TO PUT IN THE WO.

>> IT'S UP TO US TO MAKE SURE WHAT HAPPENS INSID THE BUILDING MATCHES THE QUALITY OF THE ILDING.

>> THE BUILDING WILL OPEN TO STUDENTSN AUGUST 18TH.

THE FIRST DAY OF THEALL SEMESTER.

FOR "KENTUCKY EDITION" I'M EMILY SISK.

>> Ree: THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THE NEW BUILDING WAS OFFICIALLY NAMELAST FRIDAY AMY AND DID CHDLER HALL WILL BE THE NEW NAMESA AFTER THE CHANDLERS DONAD MORE THAN $7 MILLION FOR THE PROJECT.

THE HUSBAND AND WIFE DUO ARE BOTH ALUMNI O WKU.

>>> AS MUCH AS BOWLING GEN HAS EMBRACED URBIZATION AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPME, IT'S ALSO STAYED TRUE TO THE AGRICULTURAL ROOTS.

FARMING HAS AAYSEEN THE BACKNE OF THIS COMMUNI BUT IT HAS HAD TO ADAPT TO THE TIMES.

THE'S NO BETTER EXAMPLE OF THIS THAN CHANEY'S DAIRY BN.

OUR KEEY STARKS WENT ON THE ROAD T BRING US THE STORYF A PIVOTHAT IS PAYING OFF.

>> THIS DRY FARM HASEEN IN THE SAME LOCATIO ON 31WINCE THE 1880s.

IT'SNE OF THE OLDEST DAIRY FARM IN THE ENTIRE STA BUT IT WASN'T AAYS THE TOURI ATTRACTION IT TODAY.

THE FOUH GENERATN OF THE CHANEY FAMILY HAD A NEW VISION FOR THE FUTUR OF THIS DAIRY FARM AND TODAY IT'S PAYING OFF.

>> WE'VE BEE HE FOR ABOUT 135 YEARS.

OUR FAMY HAS.

SO WE' VERY FORTUNATE IN THAT.

NA CARL CHANEY'S FATR STARTED MILKING TWO COWS IN 1940.

TODAY THERE ARE ABOUT 60 COWS LING ON THIS 40-ACRE FARM AND ALL MILKEDY AOBOT.

>> WE HAVE SEE A 20-25% INCREASE I MILK PRODUCTION BECAUSE OF THE ROBOT.

>> AS THE CHANEY'S WATCHED OTHER DAIRY FARMS CLOSING ACROSS THE STATE INCREASING PRODUCTION WAS THE FAMILY FARMN BUSINESS.O KEEP >> 2000 THE WERE 2100 DAI FORMS AND WE DROPPEDELOW 350.

THEY ARE GOI OUT O BUSINESS BECAUSE THEYTRUGGLE 0 MAKE A LIVING.

GOING WITH THE HP FROMP IT TOURIS >> THEY DECIDED TO CAPITALIZE ON AGRITOURISM AND INVE PEOPLE TO WATCHOW THE PRODUCT IS MADE.

THEY EXPANDED INTO BOTTL MILK, CHOCOLATE MILK AND NOW WHATHEY ARE MOST FAMOUSOR IS THE HIGH BUTTER FAT CRIES CRE.

>> VANIL.

>> WHERE IS THEANILLA.

>> WE NEEDED TO DO SOMETHING TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE WERE GOG TO KEEP THE FARM INHE FAMILY AND THAT WHEN WEUILT THE ICE CRE STORE WHEN CHANEY'S DAIRY BN CAME TO BE.

WE THINKT'S IMPORTA THAT CONSUMERS HAVE A PLACE TGO TO ACTUALLY SEE HOW THEIR FOOD IS PRODUCED.

U CAN COME, YOU CAN SEE T COWS, YOUAN SEE THEILK GOING INTO THE JUG KNOWING THAT THEN ALL OF THAT IS PUT TOGETHER WITH MORE CREAMDDED NONFAT DRY MK AND SUGAR PAT TERRORIZED AND BROUGHT UP TO THE DRY BARN AND THEY CAN SEE THE ICE CREAM BEI MADE.

I DON'T THINK THERE'SNYWHERE ELSE I THE STATEHAT DOES THAT.

>> THE MILK IS SOL ALL OVER T STATE AND OUTSI KENTUCKY, TOO.

>> RIGHT NOW OUR COW ARE PRODUCG 25,000 POUNDS OF MK A WEEK.

ANTHEN THERE'S PROBAY A FOUR MILK GOES.ATEREA WHERE OUR IT'S MAINLY FOOD SERVICE, RESTAURANTS, COFFE SHOPS BAKERIES WHE OUR MILK GOES.

>> A LOT OF THE MILK STAYS HERE FOR THEIR AWARD-WINNING ICE >>EOPLE STILL WAND TO KNOW DO YOU REALLY MAK THE ICE CREAM.

WE MAKE EVE SINGLE BIT OF IT RIGHHERE.

SO THIS WAY THAT EVERYBODY CAN SEE.

LET'S SEEHAT SHE IS MAKING.

HOW MUCH Y GOT?

SO WHAT S'SAKING IS CAL TRACKSES IS ICE CREAM WITH SNICKERSND CARMEL ANDNE WE VE BEEN MAKING F LIKE FOVER.

BRI IS GOING TO START PULLING COME OUT OF E MACHINE AT 23°WILL LI A SOFT SER.

AND THEN BRI IS GOING TOAKE E ICE CRE AND ADD THE WILL PUT IT IN OUR BLAST FREEZER THAT IS ATHER ONE OF OUR SECRETS.

>> T CHANEY'S HAD TO EXPAND THEISMALL BARN STORE TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE LINES AT THE I CREAM BAR, AND GIFTHOP.

THEY ADD A RESTAURANT AND AYGROUND AND STARTED HOSTING MORE EVENS LIKE SUMMEROVIE NIGHTSITH A SCREEN OUTSI.

NOCHANEY'S DAIRY BARN ATTRACT SITORS FROM AROUND THEORLD.

>> TENNESSEE, GEOIA, FLORIDA, TENNESSEE, INDIANA FLORIDA, ARIZONA, FLORIDA, FLORI, OHIO.

WASHINGTON D.C. FRANKL KENTUCKY, KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE.

NOW, LOOK AT THIS.

I AIN'T L BEING THI LOOKT THAT.

WHAT DOES THAT SAY?

PARIS,RANCE.

>> THOSE VISITORS GET TO SEE T INNER WORKINGS OF A DAI FARM TEAR LEARNIN THE SCICE WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOG >> WITH THE ROBOT EVERY COW HAS A COLLAR AROUND HER NECK A THE COAR IS WHADENTIFIES HER TO THE ROBOT.

NOW THIS COW HAS WALD IN THE ROBOT AND WASHED HER AND NOW PUT THE MILLERS ON H. THE MILK I STARTINGO CE FROM T COW.

NOW, BECAUSE OF THEOLLAR WE HAVE ALL THISNFORMATION ON HER.

SO FAR SHE HAS BEEN WITH THE ROT BOTH A MINUTE AND 13 SECONDS SHE WILL GET 2.4 POUNDS O FEED.

THE ROBOT EXPECTSER TO GET SHE IS FIVE.5.ILK THIS MILKING >> IT MBE A NEW WAY OF FARMING BUT IS STILL ROOTED IN THE THAN A CENTURY AGO INSIDE MORE CHANEY'SAIRY BAR FORKENTUCKY EDITION" I'M KELSEY STARKS.

>> Renee: THANK U SO MU.

TOUGH ASSIGNMENT.

YOU CAN FIND CHANEY'S DAIRY BARN'S FAMOUS ICEREAM ATHE KENTUCKY STATE FAIR THEY CRAED OU2900 GALLONS OF ICE CRE IN THEAST TWO WEE TO PREPARE FOR THE STATE FAIR WHICH KIC OFF TOMOOW AT THE KENTUCKY EXPO CENTER IN LOUISVILLEND NS THROUGH AUGUST 21. .

WE CONTINUE OUR VISIT TO BLING GREEN TOMORROW ANDHIS CITY IS A REAL SCREAM.

ACLU.

>> YOU CAN HAVE A WETTI WILD ME AT THIS AMUSEMENT PARK THAT HAS BE INUSINESS A LONG, NG TIME.

WE'LL TAKEOU THERE TORROW ON "KTUCKY EDITION."

BE SUR TO JOIN US THE AT 6:30 EASTERN 5:30 CENTRAL WHERE W INFORM CONNECTNDNSPIRE.

THK YOU FOR WATCHINGE WILL BE IN BOWLING GREEN TOMORROW.

LAURA ROGERS WILL BE WITH YOU.

TA GOOD CARE.

SEE YOU SOON.